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Working from home may seem like the ultimate luxury. Studies are showing that increasing number of employees are interested in working from home with the preference more prevalent among those aged above 45 years. Many other studies have shown that while that may sound perfect, it can actually hamper your productivity. Read the ET articles for a head start.

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The steel behemoth has invested in shifting from classroom methodologies to blended learning mechanisms for orientation and induction of new joinees, as the ongoing Covid 19 pandemic has prompted majority of its workforce to function remotely.

In the new world, across segments, income has vanished, reduced or has settled at a new low. The risk to income means families have learned to cut back on spending. Saving and investing are in the background as activities that represent a forgotten luxury.

Job seekers across the country are showing greater interest in working remotely, with a spurt in search for terms like 'remote', 'work from home' and related phrases, job site Indeed said in the report.

During the lockdown alone, the company has onboarded over 100 professionals, across sectors like technology, pharma life sciences, ESG, etc. through its virtual onboarding process. The company has a workforce of over 700 employees and plans to increase it to over 800 by the end of this fiscal.

Visa Inc will allow a majority of its workforce to work from home through 2020, according to Chief Executive Officer Alfred Kelly Jr., mirroring similar moves from other fintech companies earlier in the week.

The survey focuses on three major dimensions. The responses highlight the importance of attributes such as perseverance, grit and resilience for human centric firms. Interestingly, creativity, imagination, or appreciation of aesthetics and beauty – which characterize talent – didn’t feature in the top 3 skills for the future.

Due to the ongoing lockdown, companies have not been able to train freshers at their sprawling techcampuses using traditional methods. Instead, they have scheduled non-traditional training programs remotely, adding new elements to their skilling initiatives.

If you’re in an industry directly hit by the virus, think about how your experience would be applicable to fields that have solid long-term prospects, like cybersecurity, robotics and artificial intelligence. These sectors aren’t just for coders and engineers; they need accountants, compliance officers, HR managers and communications teams.